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This list of snakes of Florida includes all snakes in the U.S. state of Florida. ... Striped Crayfish Snake; Crowned Snakes ... Black Pine Snake; Florida Pine Snake;
The bluestripe ribbon snake (Thamnophis saurita nitae), which belongs in the same family as the garter snakes, is a subspecies of the ribbon snake that occurs along the Gulf Coast in Florida. Adults are thin and are black with a mid-dorsal stripe that is a lighter shade of black and two blue stripes, hence the name "bluestripe ribbon snake".
The southern ribbon snake (Thamnophis saurita sackenii), also known commonly as the peninsula ribbon snake and the Florida ribbon snake, is a subspecies of garter snake in the family Colubridae. It is one of four subspecies of the ribbon snake ( Thamnophis saurita ).
Two species are introduced, including the Burmese python, which was introduced when Hurricane Andrew destroyed a holding facility full of imported snakes, and which created a huge media storm and fears it would become widely invasive, but this species has proven unable to withstand colder weather outside of extreme South Florida.
Pituophis melanoleucus mugitus, commonly known as the Florida pinesnake or Florida pine snake, is a subspecies of nonvenomous snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to the Coastal Plain of the southeastern United States.
Nearly 200 snakes, representing 24 species that are among the “most dangerous in the world,” were bought and sold as part of an undercover illegal wildlife trafficking investigation in Florida ...
A restoration program is currently underway at Apalachicola Bluffs and Ravines Preserve (ABRP) in northern Florida. The eastern indigo snake was last observed at ABRP in 1982, until 2017 when 12 snakes were released as part of the program. Twenty more snakes were released in 2018, and another 15 (10 female and 5 male) in 2019.
In total, the officers killed 34 snakes, the snake group said in a statement. Daniel Parker, a spokesman with the Reptile Keepers, said the boa was pregnant with 32 babies, which were about a ...